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RailPro on Battery Power
G8B4Life:
--- Quote ---The whole battery power thing for normal operations does not interest me, buuuutttttt, for a dedicated track cleaning train, why not
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That's not a half bad idea for RailPro on battery power. I've seen a layout here and there where a normal track powered cleaning train just would not have gotten the power to run itself properly because the track was just a bit too dirty so the possibility is there. Now just build it it all into something that resembles a Loram rail grinder like I have long dreamed of doing and you have a prototype excuse to run it as well.
- Tim
roofintrash:
My biggest enemy for clean track is the hair from the fur kids. They don't get on the layout but it just seems to migrate right to the tracks. Mini car mounted rail vac is next on my list of projects.
nodcc4me:
Rick, 4 hours is a long run time for those old blue box locos that draw a lot of current. I'll bet you would get a lot more run time with a modern engine. Now you just need to set up a charging track and mount the battery pack in a box car or baggage car.
roofintrash:
I was blown away with the runtime for sure. Never expected it at all. The reason I chose that particular loco was pure pulling power. 25yrs ago, the club I belonged to had a pulling contest up the 3% grade for bragging rights. Between the grabby old sintered wheels and the fact that the shell is full of lead sheet down to the gear towers, this thing is a beast. Perfect for pulling that cmx boat anchor tank car!! I ordered the permanent batteries this am that will sit nicely in a gon so I can do it up right. I may just re-motor the old girl because the rest of the drivetrain is silky smooth. Best old blue box I ever had.
KPack:
Terry - what discharge rating is on those batteries? I'm looking at a few I want to try out, but they are all made for small R/C helicopters with a discharge of around 30C. Is that an issue with what we are using them for?
-Kevin
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